EP 0404776 A4 19910807 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SPERM PENETRATION
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SPERM PENETRATION
Publication
Application
Priority
US 9141487 A 19870831
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4824247A] In a method and apparatus for measuring sperm penetration in vitro through previously collected cervical mucus, a flat, transparent slide has one or more capilliary channels which will permit positive introduction of the cervical mucus to one end of each of the channels, and a sperm specimen is placed at the opposite end of each of the channels in direct communication with the cervical mucus in the channels. After incubation, the extent of penetration of the sperm cell specimens through each of the channels can be measured and compared.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 10/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/028 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0825 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/0633 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0062126 A1 19821013 - SYVA CO [US]
- [A] US 4176953 A 19791204 - BARTOOV BENJAMIN [IL], et al
- [E] US 4824247 A 19890425 - TRUE KAREN J [US], et al
- See references of WO 9006724A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 4824247 A 19890425; EP 0404776 A1 19910102; EP 0404776 A4 19910807; WO 9006724 A1 19900628
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9141487 A 19870831; EP 89901200 A 19881220; US 8804555 W 19881220